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Photo above! Find the area of this triangle (It says the answer is 405 but all I get when I do it is 810) please help!

Photo above! Find the area of this triangle (It says the answer is 405 but all I get-example-1
User Gpo
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the formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2(base×height)
30×27=810
810×1/2=405
User Igofed
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So, the area of a triangle is base x height, divided by 2.

When you calculated the area, you forgot to divide the answer by 2, which left you with 810.

27 x 30 = 810
Answer/2 is equal to the answer:
810/2 is 405.

Hope this helps!
User Ameer Ali Khan
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